Shaken baby syndrome

I should have suspected something was up when the lady minding the door at The Dominion only charged me $5. Unfortunately, the NYC contingent of last Saturday's gig - The Baby Shakes and The Electric Shadows - were stopped at the border by the ever-vigilant men and women of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (or whatever it's called these days). Instead, we got The Sweet Janes. I'm always up for a Sweet Janes/Sick Fits bill, so no problem.

The ever-fashionable Janes: Grady in his streetwalkin' cheetah jacket (or is it leopard?) and Jackov Jeff in his matching Misfits shirt and cap. (And Toddy Fokks too!)



Carl in closeup.



Dual singing action from Fokks and Finch.



Abnormally normal drumming machine Chris Smith, as per usual.



Finch was grousing about feeling sleepy; not much room to work on a small stage either - this may, or may not, explain the gurning.



Les Janes will be playing the Dominion again Feb. 18, this time with Brutal Knights; they're playing another show with The Sick Fits Feb. 25 at Club SAW.

• Show reminder: Department of Foreign Affairs and The Polytones play Irene's Pub. Four 'N' Giv'r, Mississippi Grover and Merle Knurling and the Silent K play The Dominion. GFK, Radar Hate, The Creeps, The Nads, The Sewer Rats, The Knockoffs and Take One for the Team perform at Club SAW.